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Canada Dennis Vial
#34 Richmond RiverDogs / UHL - 04/05
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 10, 1969
Position
D
Age
56
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1988 round 6 #110 overall by New York Rangers

Brother-in-law: Norm Batherson
Nephew: Drake Batherson
Niece: Anna Batherson

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Dennis Vial Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Sault Ste. Marie Legion U18 GNML 31* 4* 19* 23* 40* -* |
1985-86 Hamilton Kilty B's GHL 27* 11* 7* 18* 215* -* |
Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 31* 1* 1* 2* 66* -* |
1986-87 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 53* 1* 8* 9* 194* -* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 8 -
1987-88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 52* 3* 17* 20* 229* -* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 49 -
1988-89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 50* 10* 27* 37* 230* -* | Playoffs 15 1 7 8 44 -
1989-90 Flint Spirits IHL 79* 6* 29* 35* 351* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 10 -
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 21* 0* 0* 0* 61* -4* |
Binghamton Rangers AHL 40* 2* 7* 9* 250* -* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 16* -3* |
1991-92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27* 1* 0* 1* 72* 1* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 20* 2* 4* 6* 107* 6* | Playoffs 17 1 3 4 43 4
1992-93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9* 0* 1* 1* 20* 1* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 30* 2* 11* 13* 177* 23* |
1993-94 Ottawa Senators NHL 55* 2* 5* 7* 214* -9* |
1994-95 Ottawa Senators NHL 27* 0* 4* 4* 65* 0* |
1995-96 Ottawa Senators NHL 64* 1* 4* 5* 276* -13* |
1996-97 Ottawa Senators NHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 25* 0* |
1997-98 Chicago Wolves IHL 24* 1* 3* 4* 86* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 1
Ottawa Senators NHL 19* 0* 0* 0* 45* 0* |
1998-99 Chicago Wolves IHL 55* 1* 4* 5* 213* -7* |
1999-00 Sheffield Steelers “A” BISL 26* 2* 5* 7* 82* -* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 -
2000-01 Sheffield Steelers “C” BISL 42* 3* 7* 10* 171* -* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 20 -
2001-02 Columbia Inferno ECHL 68* 8* 11* 19* 137* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -7
2002-03 Verdun Dragons QSPHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 7* -* |
Columbia Inferno ECHL 69* 3* 15* 18* 158* 37* | Playoffs 17 0 1 1 27 2
2003-04 Columbia Inferno ECHL 54* 5* 15* 20* 101* 15* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 20 -2
2004-05 Missouri River Otters UHL 46* 0* 4* 4* 66* -14* |
Richmond RiverDogs UHL 29* 1* 7* 8* 19* -8* |

Dennis Vial Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Sheffield Steelers Autumn Cup 11* 1* 2* 3* 32* -* |
Sheffield Steelers BISL Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |

Dennis Vial Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 90* 6* 22* 28* 0.31* 534* 29* | 1 17 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.24 * 43 * 4 *
Autumn Cup 1 11* 1* 2* 3* 0.27* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BISL 2 68* 5* 12* 17* 0.25* 253* -* | 2 15 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.20 * 30 * - *
BISL Cup 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 3 191* 16* 41* 57* 0.30* 396* 60* | 3 26 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.04 * 51 * -7 *
GHL 1 27* 11* 7* 18* 0.67* 215* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GNML (GNU18L) 1 31* 4* 19* 23* 0.74* 40* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 3 158* 8* 36* 44* 0.28* 650* -4* | 2 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * 1 *
NHL 8 242* 4* 15* 19* 0.08* 794* -27* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 186* 15* 53* 68* 0.37* 719* -* | 3 36 3 * 9 * 12 * 0.33 * 101 * - *
QSPHL 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 7* -* | 0 * * * * * *
UHL 1 75* 1* 11* 12* 0.16* 85* -22* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dennis Vial Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1993, 2 #5 overall by Ottawa Senators in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1993, 1 #19 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1985, 4 #52 overall by Toronto Marlboros in the OHL Priority Selection